Pre-Order Before string quartets and wind ensembles flourished in the Classical era, aristocratic households turned to consorts of viols (an early version of string instruments) to enliven their social gatherings. Consorts, or chamber music ensembles, embodied the spirit of musical democracy: No one voice dominated the texture of shared musical utterance. In eighteenth-century Vienna, patrons…
Order Now The Bachtrack Opera Awards results are in, and Lawrence Brownlee has been named the Best Male Singer for his performance of Ernesto in Don Pasquale at the San Francisco Opera last September. See their full review of his performance as well as the vote breakdown at Bachtrack.com. “…casually hit dizzying vocal heights while…
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator points their spotlight on Delos’ own Constantine Orbelian in a fantastic new feature: “Constantine Orbelian is a hard man to find. He is a globe-trotting pianist and conductor with thriving careers in several countries. And he likes it exactly that way. … Orbelian has made more than 50 acclaimed recordings on…
Celebrating Delos artists Arnon Erez and Uri Vardi before their July 14 release, Soulmates: Music for Cello, Clarinet, and Piano: Pre-Order Soulmates Cellist extraordinaire (and cherished Delos artist) Uri Vardi is one of America’s most revered virtuosos and teachers. In this glowing recording, he is joined by none other than his son, distinguished clarinetist Amitai…
Pre-Order “Adventurous and passionate” (The New Yorker) Ukrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks has established herself as one of the most exciting, committed, communicative, and poetic artists of her generation. Faliks has made a name for herself as a highly versatile artist through her commanding performances of the standard piano repertoire, as well as her genre-bending interdisciplinary…
Order Now “I must say yet again that considering the small size of the three Baltic States they have produced a number of world-class composers whose contribution to music history is slowly being unveiled… it was fascinating to read violinist Piet Koornhof’s booklet notes which he begins by explaining why he seeks music “that is…
HBDirect.com is highlighting our new Poldowski: Art Songs recording in their Vocal Spotlight this month as it is currently one of their Top 10 Best Sellers! Poldowski: Art Songs Order Now Poldowski was the pseudonym of Lady Dean Paul, born (in Belgium) Irène Régine Wieniawska, youngest daughter of the celebrated Polish violinist and composer Henryk…
Polonaise-fantaisie: The Story of a Pianist Inna Faliks, piano Rebecca Mozo, narrator Pre-Order Inna Faliks is a spellbinding Ukrainian-born pianist with a glowing international reputation. Her long-standing practice of alternating musical interludes with the spoken word takes the form here of narrative storytelling. And with this unique CD—her first for Delos—Inna has a captivating, powerful…
Georgy Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift Order Now Dmitri Hvorostovsky Constantine Orbelian St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra and Style of Five While greatly revered in Russia, the profound and beautiful music of neo-romantic composer Georgy Sviridov (1915–1998) is hardly known beyond his homeland’s borders. His predominantly vocal output reflects his strong affinity for many of the…
Southern California’s annual SongFest extravaganza is one of America’s largest and most comprehensive summer festivals devoted entirely to the vocal arts. Held at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, this year’s festival occupies almost the entire month of June, during which a host of distinguished singers, pianists and composers (among other artists) are gathering to…
Georgy Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift Order Now Dmitri Hvorostovsky Constantine Orbelian St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra and Style of Five While greatly revered in Russia, the profound and beautiful music of neo-romantic composer Georgy Sviridov (1915–1998) is hardly known beyond his homeland’s borders. His predominantly vocal output reflects his strong affinity for many of the…
Order Now “The three violin sonatas for violin and piano that Grieg considered at the end of his life as ‘worthy of including among my best works’ were much performed during his lifetime and in the decades that followed. After a half century of relative indifference, their worth was finally recognized, to the point that…
Order Now “It could be said that the young Nadia Boulanger lies in the direct line of succession from Fauré in the solemnity of her composition, the quality of her writing and her harmonic refinement – though generally tauter than with her older master. This is particularly true for the melodies for which she chose…
Pre-Order Coming Friday, June 9! Georgy Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift Dmitri Hvorostovsky While greatly revered in Russia, the profound and beautiful music of neo-romantic composer Georgy Sviridov (1915–1998) is hardly known beyond his homeland’s borders. His predominantly vocal output reflects his strong affinity for many of the nest Russian poets, who inspired him to compose…
Order Now “A teacher of teachers, with a long life and a great breadth of mind, Boulanger had among her pupils Virgil Thompson, Aaron Copland, Elliott Carter, Daniel Barenboim, Phillip Glass, Ravi Shankar, Astor Piazzolla and – among the Mexicans – José Rolón and Julio Estrada. They all remember not only her lessons, but also…
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